Pontoonmania
Published: March 29, 2010
Tag-along Party
Every Sunday, we take our pontoon over to the Tagalong Golf Resort, pull up to the dock and then sit back and enjoy the live music provided at The Pumphouse right by the shore. It’s a wonderful place to enjoy the relaxation of the lake, meet old and new (& young & old) friends, and just plain celebrate summer.
– Carol DeYoung, Birchwood, Wis.
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Extended Family Fun
My parents – who first came vacationing to Eagle River in the 1940s – never imagined that their kids would someday own a log cabin on the same lake we vacationed at as children every summer.
Now, 60-plus years later, here we all are!
– Kathleen Johnson, Hammond, Ind.
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Training Day
Grandpa is training in a new pontoon boat captain, his granddaughter Avery!
– Rick Nice, Vernon Hills, Ill.
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Pontoon the Beautiful
We live on Posey Lake in Hudson, Mich., and every year we have a boat parade for the Fourth of July. This year, my granddaughter, Cassidy, was the Statue of Liberty and kept her balance and her hand in the air the entire trip around the lake – which takes about 45 minutes!
– Sue D., Hudson, Mich.
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Sleeping on the Job
When my in-laws celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, we all met at Pokagon State Park for the weekend. One of the highlights was renting a pontoon boat for the day, on which my father-in-law promptly took a nap while the rest of us fished.
– Rick George, via e-mail.
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One Last Ride
My two nieces, my good friend and I are all teachers who come up to the cabin in mid-October to celebrate our annual girls’ weekend. One of our activities is to take out the pontoon for the last ride of the season. We have been known to dress up in snowmobile suits and go out for a midnight ride too!
– Michelle Jorissen, via e-mail.
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The Perfect Perch
A blue heron uses our pontoon to spot his next meal.
– Mary Roethel, via e-mail.
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Frugal Floaters
This is how we have fun and save gas at the same time on Long Lake.
– Carla Neuenschwander, Birchwood, Wis.
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